Skydiver survives 10,000ft fall

A skydiver survived after his main parachute failed to open properly during a 10,000ft freefall. The man crashed on to the roof of a hangar at Tilstock airfield in Whitchurch, Shropshire. He was flown to hospital with head and neck injuries. The skydiver, a freelance cameraman who has not been named, had been filming tandem jumps for the parachute centre at the airfield.

An Ambulance Service spokesman said: "He is expected to make a full recovery. He is very lucky." Colin Fitzmaurice, who owns the centre, said that the man's parachute malfunctioned and there was "some sort of problem with his reserve".